{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Beth Esponnette of Unspun on 3D weaving, how this technology could reduce textile waste, costs and emissions, and what that could mean for systems change across fashion","description":"In Episode 344, Kestrel welcomes Beth Esponette, the Cofounder and CPO at Unspun, to the show. A fashion-tech company, Unspun has built the world\u2019s first 3D weaving technology for apparel. Their OneWeave\u2122 system enables woven products to be made locally in California, on demand, and with almost zero waste. \u201cSewing machines are incredible things and can make products in a really great way. But what if we went to the drawing board and kind of started from scratch and took inspiration from nature and took inspiration from the concepts of growth and decay? And when you get very conceptual and you peel back layers and you take away a lot of the assumptions you've made, you do make some weird choices. But eventually, it might lead to something like a new path.\u201d -Beth Building on last week\u2019s episode, this show continues to expand on the theme of RETHINKING FASHION\u2019S CONVENTIONAL MANUFACTURING MODELS. I\u2019ve found myself very enthralled with these two approaches \u2014 the idea of digitally dyed denim which we heard about from Adam of Triarchy in our last episode, and another concept we\u2019re about to explore in this show. Through each approach, they are basically cutting out steps that are typically required in the clothing manufacturing process today.  Through creative solutions, they are engaging in systems change through practice. It\u2019s not a theoretical concept they are exploring \u2013 they are in the process of doing it. Amidst the current times we are living in, full of performative statements, actions without accountability and a whole lot of AI slop, these two founders are bringing me so much hope. This week\u2019s guest has developed a creative solution for garment making \u2013 what she and her team call 3D WEAVING. In this reimagined approach, the steps of fabric weaving along with the cut and sew process combine together into one individual step \u2013 as they say, they take you from yarn to garment in 20 minutes, all under one roof.  As you\u2019ll hear from her, there is massive potential to reduce the current environmental impact of the fashion industry through consolidation of the supply chain \u2013 which is what my guest\u2019s company is hyper-focused on \u2013 pushing to reduce global human carbon emissions by 1% through revolutionizing how and where clothing gets made.  From yarn to energy to waste, this technology brings very interesting ideas to the fore \u2013 we explore how 3D weaving works in practice, the various ways it can reduce emissions, whether the industry is ready for this type of systems change, what a just transition looks like when incorporating this technology, and the complex yet important role that pledges play in pushing for change. Quotes and links from our conversation: \u201cHumans have created the systems that we kind of exist in. We've created our own worlds. And I think we should always be questioning them because yes, this system of how we make clothing has been around for 200 years, but in the grand scheme of things, 200 years is not that long. And there are other ways that we might be able to consider making them.\u201d -Beth Unspun\u2019s Website The Climate Pledge Unspun\u2019s Instagram ","author_name":"Conscious Chatter","author_url":"http:\/\/consciouschatter.com\/","html":"